Graphic for RASC Comet/Nova program of the 1960s. The light curve is from members' observations of Nova Delphini 1967. The comet image is of Comet Ikeya-Seki 1965f by W.O. (Bill) Jenkins and is a hand-guided 10-minute exposure on Tri-X film at 4:30 a.m. Nov 4, 1965.—WM
On Monday, August 21, the shadow of the Moon will pass over Canada. The event is a solar eclipse. Along a rather long but narrow path which stretches across the continental United States from Oregon to South Carolina, people will see a total solar eclipse.